Category: 2012

Afghan residents condemn NATO air strikes and civilian deaths US restarts military trial for five Guantanamo detainees accused of planning 9/11 attacks In Russia, protests and arrests mark beginning of Putin’s third presidential term...

Attacks persists along Sudanese border despite UN deadline for end to conflict Observers ready for parliamentary elections in Armenia US Dept of Interior issues new guidelines for fracking Libertarian Party seeks wider influence, and...

Verizon deal with cable companies criticized as workers protest shareholder meeting Lakota people urge protection of sovereignty and treaty rights during UN visit At Libertarian Party convention, candidates push limited government and eye larger...

Obama outlines long-term US military presence in Afghanistan In New York, students continue rally for public education after global May Day protests Police make arrests in Oakland as protest stretches into night Myanmar’s Aung...

Labor, immigrant rights groups, Occupy hold events in New York Activists gather at Hershey shareholder meeting in Pennsylvania to draw attention to labor practices Labor rules to protect foreign workers blocked by corporations’ court...

Pakistanis challenge US drone strikes as Obama Administration defends practice Syrian government detains thousands despite UN-backed efforts at peace In Arizona, immigrants and indigenous people rally for human rights India children union helps empower...

FCC approves rule to reveal sources of political ads Obama withdraws child labor rules for farmworkers Citing racial disparity, fed agency issues new guidelines for criminal checks in employment New York taxi drivers join...

Former Liberian leader, Charles Taylor, convicted at international court Manning whistleblower trial could chill service member speech, says defense Congress takes up CISPA as critics say cyber security measure would impinge on Internet privacy...

US Supreme Court hears challenge to Arizona’s immigration law Gas and oil boom in North Dakota drives tribal residents from homes Protesters target Wells Fargo shareholder meeting in San Francisco Sudanese refugees, hoping to...

Syrian government continues attacks despite presence of UN observers Protesters gather at US Dept of Justice to call for end to mass incarceration Federal agency recognizes protection for transgender workers in ruling In New...